Slipback - Revision history

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 Parts 1 and 2 aired on Thursday, '''25 July 1985''' (at 10am and 11.45am respectively); parts 3 and 4 on '''1 August 1985''' (at 9.50am and 11.26am); and the final two episodes on '''8 August 1985''' (at 9.44 and 11.36am). Parts 1 to 5 were just over 10 minutes each, while the sixth and final instalment was slightly longer at nearly 11 minutes.
-Although broadcast in full FM stereo, that frequency was available in England and border areas of [[Scotland]] and most of [[Wales]] only; the more remote areas of the latter two countries and Northern Ireland received a mono signal.
+Although broadcast in full FM stereo, that frequency was available in '''England''' and border areas of '''[[Scotland]]''' and most of '''[[Wales]]''' only; the more remote areas of the latter two countries and '''[[Ireland|Northern Ireland]]''' received a mono signal.
 <!--ORIGINAL TEXT: The station could only be heard in England and border areas of Scotland and most of Wales; it was not available in more remote areas of the latter two countries - or at all in Northern Ireland.-->
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 In '''June 1985''', before the serial had even aired, clearances were being sought for "Permanent World Rights" to broadcast the story on other radio services.
-World Rights were confirmed by '''October 1985''', with airings on the BBC's World Service to commence from '''13 January 1986'''.
+World Rights were confirmed by '''October 1985''', with simultaneous airings on the '''BBC's World Service''' to commence from '''13 January 1986'''.
 The radio serial ultimately only had a few broadcasts outside the UK. Only the following are known about, but there may well be others.
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+|BBC World Service||Jan 86||Internationally (including Europe and Asia)
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 ===BBC WORLD SERVICE===
-From '''13 January 1986''', the serial was broadcast on the [[wikipedia:BBC World Service|BBC's World Service]] radio network. The BBCWS - which was primarily for news and current affairs - could be heard simultaneously in certain parts of '''Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Australasia''', however drama content would likely have been only on the feeds going to countries where English was spoken. (These transmissions were not from Transcription Discs.)
+From '''13 January 1986''', the serial was broadcast on the [[wikipedia:BBC World Service|BBC's World Service]] radio network. The BBCWS - which was primarily for news and current affairs - could be heard '''simultaneously''' in certain parts of '''Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Australasia''', however drama content would likely have been only on the feeds going to countries where English was spoken. (These transmissions were not from Transcription Discs.)
-Comprehensive listings for BBC World Service rarely appear in foreign newspapers - which tend to print only the schedules for local radio stations - so the full extent of which countries got '''Slipback''' is unknown. (There are no listings for BBC World Service in any newspapers or listings publications from Australia and New Zealand, so we are fairly certain the serial was not heard in [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]] in January 1986.)
+Comprehensive listings for '''BBC World Service''' rarely appear in foreign newspapers - which tend to print only the schedules for local radio stations - so the full extent of which countries got '''Slipback''' via this service is unknown. (There are no listings for BBC World Service in any newspapers or listings publications from Australia and New Zealand, so we are fairly certain the serial was not heard in [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]] in January 1986.)
 '''ASIA'''
-Listings for '''Slipback''' on the World Service have been found in a [[Singapore]] newspaper. The broadcasts heard in '''Singapore''' could also be received in '''[[Malaysia]]'''. BBCWS was also available in [[Hong Kong]], so it's likely the serial was also heard there at the same time.
+Listings for '''Slipback''' on the '''World Service''' have been found in a [[Singapore]] newspaper. The broadcasts heard in '''Singapore''' could also be received in '''[[Malaysia]]'''. BBCWS was also available in [[Hong Kong]], so it's likely the serial was also heard there at the same time.
 [[File:RadioSingapore1986.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Radio Highlights: Singapore Straits Times, 12 January 1986]]
 The Singapore ''Straits Times'' for '''12 January 1986''' carried a small preview in its '''Radio Highlights of the Week''' section, although it states the serial was on Wednesdays, not also Mondays.
-Part one of '''Slipback''' aired on Monday, '''13 January 1986''' in a 10 minute timeslot from 12.45pm to 12.55pm in the afternoon. The episode aired again on Wednesday, '''15 January 1986''' in the mid-evening slot of 7.15 to 7.25pm.
+Part one of '''Slipback''' aired on Monday, '''13 January 1986''' in a 10 minute timeslot from 12.45pm to 12.55pm in the afternoon. The episode aired again on Wednesday, '''15 January 1986''' in the mid-evening slot of 7.15 to 7.25pm. (It does not appear to have also aired on Tuesdays, as it had been in Europe - see above.)
 The serial continued to air those two weekdays in the same slots.
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 ===UNITED STATES===
 [[File:SlipWVIK.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Newspaper ad for WVIK FM radio, 31 January 1986]]
-While the serial was playing in various global territories on the BBC World Service, it also appeared on a couple of US radio stations. These recordings would definitely have been supplied on Transcription Discs:
+While the serial was playing in various global territories on the '''BBC World Service''', it also appeared on a couple of US radio stations. These recordings would definitely have been supplied on Transcription Discs:
 *'''[[wikipedia:WVIK|WVIK (90.1 FM)]]''' aired the mini-series from Saturday, '''1 February 1986''' at 9.15am, as part of its '''Saturday Morning Live''' programme. (It's unknown if it aired in a single session on this date, or if it was serialised over several hours, or days or weeks.)
 **The station was based at Augustana College, Rock Island, [[Illinois]], and was one of the [[United States]] [[wikipedia:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]] (NPR) stations available in parts of [[Iowa]] and [[Illinois]].
-**'''WVIK''' is a minor station in a small college town, and as such was probably more aware of '''Doctor Who''' fandom than a major station in a big city would be, which is why they were one of the few stations known to have actively promoted the serial when they aired it.
+**'''WVIK''' is a minor station in a small college town, and as such was probably more aware of '''Doctor Who''' fandom than a major station in a big city would be, which is why they were one of the few stations known to have actively promoted the serial when they aired it. (The newspaper advertisement at right uses an image taken from the BBC's publicity material for the radio play, which in turn used a fan's drawing that had appeared in Peter Haining's 1984 reference book '''Doctor Who The Key to Time'''.)
 *'''[[wikipedia:KCRW|KCRW-FM (89.9)]]''' in Los Angeles broadcast each episode twice per week, on Wednesdays at 7pm and again on Thursdays at 3.45pm, from '''7 May 1986''' to '''12 June 1986'''.

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 ==Foreign Transmissions==
 [[File:SlipbackTDisk.JPG|right|thumb|350px|BBC Transcription Disk of Slipback - "Use expires 31.1.90"]]
-The radio serial had a few broadcasts outside the UK. Only the following are known about, but there may well be others.
+In '''June 1985''', before the serial had even aired, clearances were being sought for "Permanent World Rights" to broadcast the story on other radio services.
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 ===BBC WORLD SERVICE===
-From '''early 1986''', the serial was broadcast on the [[wikipedia:BBC World Service|BBC's World Service]] radio network. The BBCWS - which was primarily for news and current affairs - could be heard in certain parts of '''Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Australasia''', however drama content would likely have been only on the feeds going to countries where English was spoken. (These transmissions were not from Transcription Discs.)
+From '''13 January 1986''', the serial was broadcast on the [[wikipedia:BBC World Service|BBC's World Service]] radio network. The BBCWS - which was primarily for news and current affairs - could be heard simultaneously in certain parts of '''Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Australasia''', however drama content would likely have been only on the feeds going to countries where English was spoken. (These transmissions were not from Transcription Discs.)
-Comprehensive listings for BBC World Service rarely appear in foreign newspapers - which tend to print only the schedules for local radio stations - so the full extent of which countries got '''Slipback''' is unknown. (Based on available information, we are fairly certain the serial did ''not'' play on BBCWS in [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]] in the 1980s...)
+Comprehensive listings for BBC World Service rarely appear in foreign newspapers - which tend to print only the schedules for local radio stations - so the full extent of which countries got '''Slipback''' is unknown. (There are no listings for BBC World Service in any newspapers or listings publications from Australia and New Zealand, so we are fairly certain the serial was not heard in [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]] in January 1986.)
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 '''ASIA'''
-The serial ''did'' air in this region - listings for '''Slipback''' have been found in a [[Singapore]] newspaper. The broadcasts heard in '''Singapore''' could also be received in '''[[Malaysia]]'''. BBCWS was also available in [[Hong Kong]], so it's likely the serial was also heard there.
+Listings for '''Slipback''' on the World Service have been found in a [[Singapore]] newspaper. The broadcasts heard in '''Singapore''' could also be received in '''[[Malaysia]]'''. BBCWS was also available in [[Hong Kong]], so it's likely the serial was also heard there at the same time.
 [[File:RadioSingapore1986.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Radio Highlights: Singapore Straits Times, 12 January 1986]]
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 ===UNITED STATES===
 [[File:SlipWVIK.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Newspaper ad for WVIK FM radio, 31 January 1986]]
-While the serial was playing on the BBC World Service, it also appeared on a couple of US radio stations. These recordings would definitely have been supplied on Transcription Discs:
+While the serial was playing in various global territories on the BBC World Service, it also appeared on a couple of US radio stations. These recordings would definitely have been supplied on Transcription Discs:
 *'''[[wikipedia:WVIK|WVIK (90.1 FM)]]''' aired the mini-series from Saturday, '''1 February 1986''' at 9.15am, as part of its '''Saturday Morning Live''' programme. (It's unknown if it aired in a single session on this date, or if it was serialised over several hours, or days or weeks.)

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 Parts 1 and 2 aired on Thursday, '''25 July 1985''' (at 10am and 11.45am respectively); parts 3 and 4 on '''1 August 1985''' (at 9.50am and 11.26am); and the final two episodes on '''8 August 1985''' (at 9.44 and 11.36am). Parts 1 to 5 were just over 10 minutes each, while the sixth and final instalment was slightly longer at nearly 11 minutes.
-The station could only be heard in England and border areas of Scotland and most of Wales; it was not available in more remote areas of the latter two countries - or at all in Northern Ireland.
+Although broadcast in full FM stereo, that frequency was available in England and border areas of [[Scotland]] and most of [[Wales]] only; the more remote areas of the latter two countries and Northern Ireland received a mono signal.
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 ===BBC WORLD SERVICE===
-From '''early 1986''', the serial was broadcast on the [[wikipedia:BBC World Service|BBC's World Service]] radio network. The BBCWS - which was primarily for news and current affairs - could be heard in certain parts of '''Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Australasia''', however drama content would likely have been only on the feeds going to countries where English was spoken. (These transmissions were not from Transciption Discs.)
+From '''early 1986''', the serial was broadcast on the [[wikipedia:BBC World Service|BBC's World Service]] radio network. The BBCWS - which was primarily for news and current affairs - could be heard in certain parts of '''Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Australasia''', however drama content would likely have been only on the feeds going to countries where English was spoken. (These transmissions were not from Transcription Discs.)
 Comprehensive listings for BBC World Service rarely appear in foreign newspapers - which tend to print only the schedules for local radio stations - so the full extent of which countries got '''Slipback''' is unknown. (Based on available information, we are fairly certain the serial did ''not'' play on BBCWS in [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]] in the 1980s...)
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 '''ASIA'''
-The serial ''did'' air in this region - listings for '''Slipback''' have been found in a [[Singapore]] newspaper. The broadcasts heard in '''Singapore''' could also be received in '''[[Malaysia]]'''. BBCWS was also available in [[Hong Kong]], so it's likely it was also heard there.
+The serial ''did'' air in this region - listings for '''Slipback''' have been found in a [[Singapore]] newspaper. The broadcasts heard in '''Singapore''' could also be received in '''[[Malaysia]]'''. BBCWS was also available in [[Hong Kong]], so it's likely the serial was also heard there.
 [[File:RadioSingapore1986.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Radio Highlights: Singapore Straits Times, 12 January 1986]]
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 Coincidentally (?), a brief run of Tom Baker serials commenced on [[Malaysia|Malaysian]] TV from  '''6 February 1986''', the same week that the advertised fourth instalment of the radio play aired - and a mix up at the newspaper ''Malay Mail'' placed a synopsis for '''Slipback''' against the billing for [[Meglos]] part 1!
-Both the ''Straits Times'' and Singapore ''Business Times'' contained weekly radio listings for '''"Doctor Who"''' through until Monday, '''24 February 1986''' and Wednesday, '''26 February 1986'''.
+Both the ''Straits Times'' and Singapore ''Business Times'' contained weekly radio listings for '''"Doctor Who"''' (with no story title) through until Monday, '''24 February 1986''' and Wednesday, '''26 February 1986'''.
 HOWEVER, that's a span of '''seven''' weeks. Since there were only six instalments, there must have been one pre-emption on each of the two days during that period, but it is unknown which week/s this was.
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-*[[Los Angeles]] station '''[[wikipedia:KCRW|KCRW-FM (89.9)]]''' broadcast each episode twice per week, on Wednesdays at 7pm and again on Thursdays at 3.45pm, from '''7 May 1986''' to '''12 June 1986'''.
+*'''[[wikipedia:KCRW|KCRW-FM (89.9)]]''' in Los Angeles broadcast each episode twice per week, on Wednesdays at 7pm and again on Thursdays at 3.45pm, from '''7 May 1986''' to '''12 June 1986'''.
 **A [[wikipedia:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]] (NPR) station, it was based on campus at [[wikipedia:Santa Monica College|Santa Monica College]] and broadcast to the greater Los Angeles area.
-There may very well have been broadcasts of '''Slipback''' on other NPR stations across the United States -- such as our two unidentified locations -- but these radio listings may have simply said "Dr Who / Doctor Who" in the papers, and as such cannot be easily traced with OCR searches.
+There may very well have been broadcasts of '''Slipback''' on other NPR stations across the United States but radio listings may have simply said "Dr Who / Doctor Who" in the papers, and as such cannot be easily traced with OCR searches.
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 |[[File:SlipLARadio.JPG|right|thumb|275px|LA Times listing for KCRW-FM, 7 May 1986]]|[[File:SlipbackCDUSA.JPG|right|thumb|250px|US tape cassette release of the serial]]|[[File:SlipbackUSA.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Back of the US tape box displays US and Canadian prices]]
 }}
-The '''Slipback''' / [[Genesis of the Daleks]] double-cassette (see above) was released in the States by The Mind's Eye (in California) in late '''1989'''. It retailed for $14.95.
+The '''Slipback''' / [[Genesis of the Daleks]] double-cassette (see above) was released in the States by The Mind's Eye (based in California) in late '''1989'''. It retailed for $14.95.
 The clam-shell style cassette box also bears the price of CAN$16.95, meaning the tapes were also sold in [[Canada]].

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 {{episodes||"22"|6|25 Jul to 8 Aug 1985|Revelation of the Daleks|The Trial of a Time Lord|}}
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-'''SLIPBACK''' was a 6-part serial broadcast over a three week period on BBC Radio 4 as part of its Thursday morning '''"Pirate Radio 4"''' magazine programme for children. Written by Eric Saward, and starring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant, it was made while the television series was on its enforced 18 month hiatus.
+'''SLIPBACK''' was a 6-part serial broadcast over a three week period on BBC Radio 4 VHF FM as part of its Thursday morning '''"Pirate Radio 4"''' magazine programme for children. Written by Eric Saward, and starring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant, it was made while the television series was on its enforced 18 month hiatus.
 {{TOC right}}
 Parts 1 and 2 aired on Thursday, '''25 July 1985''' (at 10am and 11.45am respectively); parts 3 and 4 on '''1 August 1985''' (at 9.50am and 11.26am); and the final two episodes on '''8 August 1985''' (at 9.44 and 11.36am). Parts 1 to 5 were just over 10 minutes each, while the sixth and final instalment was slightly longer at nearly 11 minutes.
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 }}
-The story was subsequently novelised by Saward and published by Target Books in '''1986'''. The radio recording was later released as a double-cassette by BBC Audio in '''1988''' (this was paired with the abridged edition of [[Genesis of the Daleks]] that had been issued as an LP in 1979). In '''2001''', the two-story set was put out on CD under the BBC Radio Collection brand.
+The story was subsequently novelised by Saward and published by Target Books in '''1986'''.
-From '''22 November 2003''', BBC's '''Radio 7''' repeated the serial for the first time as part of the broadcaster's week-long '''Doctor Who''' 40th Anniversary celebrations, although this time it was in three 20-minute segments.
+The first two episodes aired on Saturday, '''22 November 2003''' in the 6.40 to 7pm slot, with an early morning repeat from 12.40am to 1am on Anniversary day itself, Sunday '''23 November'''. Parts 3-4 aired in the same two slots on '''28 November''' and '''29 November'''. The final two episodes aired '''6 December''' / '''7 December 2003''', again in the same two slots.
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 It is unknown which country or radio station these airdates relate to. Based on available information, it is ''not'' [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]].
 Of particular significance is that the dates are written in the '''DD-MM-YY''' format, which highly suggests the country is '''not''' the [[United States]], where it would be in the style of '''MM-DD-YY'''.
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 Assuming a week starts on a Monday, these "WEEKS" are '''25-31 July 1988''' through to '''29 August - 4 September 1988'''.
-Like the other set of handwritten dates (above) there is no clue as to which country or station this was, so it could be ''anywhere''! (It's not [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]]. And the unusual date format could indicate it isn't the US or Canada either.)
+Like the other set of handwritten dates (above) there is no clue as to which country or station this was, so it could be ''anywhere''! (It's not [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] or [[Ireland]]. And the unusual date format could indicate it isn't the US or [[Canada]] either.)
 It's possible it is the ''same'' station as the previous "unknown location", and this was a scheduled repeat broadcast albeit several years later...

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 Both the ''Straits Times'' and Singapore ''Business Times'' contained weekly radio listings for '''"Doctor Who"''' through until Monday, '''24 February 1986''' and Wednesday, '''26 February 1986'''.
-HOWEVER, that's a span of '''seven''' weeks. Since there were only six instalments, there must have been at least one pre-emption of each episode during that period but it is unknown which week/s this was.
+HOWEVER, that's a span of '''seven''' weeks. Since there were only six instalments, there must have been one pre-emption on each of the two days during that period, but it is unknown which week/s this was.
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 ===OTHER UNIDENTIFIED LOCATIONS?===
-With there being only two sets of dates written on these Cue Sheets, this might indicate that these TDs were bicycled between only two stations or countries between January 1986 and July 1988 - before the "use" expired in January 1990. However it's far more likely there ''were'' other countries/stations to bicycle these discs before, during and after those date ranges - but the stations didn't write their broadcast dates on the Cue Sheets.
+With there being only two sets of dates written on these Cue Sheets, this might indicate that these TDs were bicycled between only two stations or countries between January 1986 and July 1988 - before the "use" expired in January 1990.
 While the "use by" on these particular discs expired on 31 January 1990, the copyright on the radio serial itself did not also expire at that time, since there are known broadcasts after 1990...

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-|[[File:RadioSingaporelisting.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Generic Monday listings from Singapore Business Times - "Doctor Who" at 12.45pm]]|[[File:RadioSingaporelisting2.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Generic Wednesday listings from Singapore Straits Times - "Doctor Who" at 7.15pm]]|[[File:Malay Meglos.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Malay Times synopsis error; 6 February 1986]]
+|[[File:RadioSingaporelisting.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Generic Monday listings from Singapore Business Times - "Doctor Who" at 12.45pm]]|[[File:RadioSingaporelisting2.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Generic Wednesday listings from Singapore Straits Times - "Doctor Who" at 7.15pm]]|[[File:Malay Meglos.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Malay Mail synopsis error; 6 February 1986]]
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 The Cue Sheets inside the TDs (see above) record the following handwritten dates:
-*Episode 1 -- 30.11.85
+*Episode 1 -- '''30.11.85'''
-*Episode 2 -- 7.12.85
+*Episode 2 -- '''7.12.85'''
-*Episode 3 -- 14.12.85
+*Episode 3 -- '''14.12.85'''
-*Episode 4 -- 21.Dec.85
+*Episode 4 -- '''21.Dec.85'''
-*Episode 5 -- 28.Dec.85
+*Episode 5 -- '''28.Dec.85'''
-*Episode 6 -- 4.Jan.86
+*Episode 6 -- '''4.Jan.86'''
 These dates all fall on Saturdays. They are also only three months after the UK transmissions, which very likely makes them one of if not the ''first'' 'foreign' broadcasts.
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 It is unknown which country or radio station these airdates relate to. Based on available information, it is ''not'' [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]].
-It's possible these are for a station in the [[United States]]. Indeed, the date for Episode 6 is only four weeks prior to the start of the '''WVIK''' broadcasts in February 1986 - see below.
+Of particular significance is that the dates are written in the '''DD-MM-YY''' format, which highly suggests the country is '''not''' the [[United States]], where it would be in the style of '''MM-DD-YY'''.
-'''WVIK''' is a minor station in a small college town, and as such was probably more aware of '''Doctor Who''' fandom than a major station in a big city would be, which is why they were one of the few stations known to have actively promoted the serial when they aired it.
+[[Canada|Canadians]] tend to use ''both'' dating formats: '''DD-MM''' is more common in the eastern provinces, while '''MM-DD''' is in the western - which doesn't help!
-A scan of available online US newspapers failed to produce any relevant listings on those six dates, however it should be noted that while most US papers did publish daily radio schedules, many were lacking in enough detail to indicate that '''Slipback''' was part of the day's programming. Besides, at less than 10 minutes per episode, it was probably regarded as quick fill-in material and as such didn't warrant inclusion in the limited listings summaries that were supplied to newspapers.
+Of note, the date for Episode 6 is only four weeks prior to the start of the '''WVIK''' broadcasts in February 1986 - see below.
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 *'''[[wikipedia:WVIK|WVIK (90.1 FM)]]''' aired the mini-series from Saturday, '''1 February 1986''' at 9.15am, as part of its '''Saturday Morning Live''' programme. (It's unknown if it aired in a single session on this date, or if it was serialised over several hours, or days or weeks.)
 **The station was based at Augustana College, Rock Island, [[Illinois]], and was one of the [[United States]] [[wikipedia:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]] (NPR) stations available in parts of [[Iowa]] and [[Illinois]].
 *[[Los Angeles]] station '''[[wikipedia:KCRW|KCRW-FM (89.9)]]''' broadcast each episode twice per week, on Wednesdays at 7pm and again on Thursdays at 3.45pm, from '''7 May 1986''' to '''12 June 1986'''.
-**A [[wikipedia:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]] (NPR) station, it was based on campus at Santa Monica College and broadcast to the greater Los Angeles area.
+**A [[wikipedia:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]] (NPR) station, it was based on campus at [[wikipedia:Santa Monica College|Santa Monica College]] and broadcast to the greater Los Angeles area.
 There may very well have been broadcasts of '''Slipback''' on other NPR stations across the United States -- such as our two unidentified locations -- but these radio listings may have simply said "Dr Who / Doctor Who" in the papers, and as such cannot be easily traced with OCR searches.
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 The Transcription Disc Cue Sheets had a second set of dates handwritten on them:
-*Episode 1 - WK 30/88
+*Episode 1 - '''WK 30/88'''
-*Episode 2 - WK 31/88
+*Episode 2 - '''WK 31/88'''
-*Episode 3 - WK 32/88
+*Episode 3 - '''WK 32/88'''
-*Episode 4 - WK 33/88
+*Episode 4 - '''WK 33/88'''
-*Episode 5 - WK 34/88
+*Episode 5 - '''WK 34/88'''
-*Episode 6 - WK 35/88
+*Episode 6 - '''WK 35/88'''
 Assuming a week starts on a Monday, these "WEEKS" are '''25-31 July 1988''' through to '''29 August - 4 September 1988'''.
-Like the other set of handwritten dates (above) there is no clue as to which country or station this was, so it could be ''anywhere''! (It's not [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]].) It's possible it is the ''same'' station as the previous "unknown location", and this was a scheduled repeat broadcast albeit several years later...
+Like the other set of handwritten dates (above) there is no clue as to which country or station this was, so it could be ''anywhere''! (It's not [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]]. And the unusual date format could indicate it isn't the US or Canada either.)
 If it is the [[United States]], a perusal of various newspapers from that date range failed to produce any relevant radio listings.